`/etc` - etc folder is common to store system files used by OS `/var` - variable data, stores frequently accessed data or written by running apps `/root` - home directory for the root system user `/tmp` - temporary, volatile data. will only be used once or twice. Data is cleared out when comp is restarted so ==DO NOT== put anything important in here <!--SR:!2023-04-08,4,270--> links: [[_LinuxTerminalCMDIndex]] tags: #linux #terminal #CMD